Early Career Life
Beyoncé also known as Giselle Knowles Carter who is married to Shawn Corey Carter
aka Jay z is one of the worlds greatest singers to ever sing (basically a living legend).
She has inspired and is still inspiring a lot of youngest such as young kids and young
adults out there. She is a big inspiration to the music scene, and to whom a lot of
people look up too. Beyoncé was born and raised in Houston (Texas). She was a
also a hairdresser and used to own a salon. Solange Knowles, Beyoncé's younger
sister is also a singer and also used to be a part of Destiny's Child but later left.
During this period Beyoncé was the lead singer for the group formed and Managed by
her father, Mathew Knowles, Beyoncé
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Mary's Montessori School in Houston and also became a part of
the dance group. Beyoncé has won many awards in her music career but it all started
when she was involved in a school talent show at age seven and struck people by
singing John Lennon's track titled ‘Imagine’. Beyoncé later enrolled in Parker
Elementary School, a music school which was based in Houston, where performed with
The school choir. She also attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.
Beyoncé was also a member of the choir at St. John's United Methodist Church as a
soloist for two years. During Beyoncé's career she later released her first solo recording
which was a feature on Jay Z's “Bonnie & Clyde" that was released in October 2002,
which was ranking number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. She then released
which was her first solo album. Part of Beyoncé career got her a lot of awards, one of
them being the 46th Annual Grammy Awards which was for “me, myself and I &
naughty girl. Beyoncé has sold numerous amounts of copies of her singles and albums.
Her record sold 617,000 copies in America and 828,773 copies in the rest of the
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Following up on Beyoncé’s career,
dangerously in love tour began at about November 2003 in Europe and later she was
privileged to tour with other big artist who are also doing great things not only in
America but worldwide. Beyoncé has toured with Alicia Keys and Missy Elliott which
was for the Verizon Ladies First Tour in North. On February 1, 2004, Beyoncé
was privileged to sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl XXXVIII. Beyoncé has
recently released a single dated 6th February 2016. Beyoncé has worked with a lot of
artists who are an influence to others too. She has worked with Walter Millsap, The
Neptune’s & Rich Harrison just to name a few. I believe Beyoncé has and is still
Playing a massive role in the music industry. Reason I say this is because as I
Mentioned before, she has a very big fan base and is a big influence to a lot of
youngest. Not only has Beyoncé done a lot in the music industry, but she has
also had a big part in the acting business too which gave her more exposure as
an artist as well as an actress. Bringing back the topic about how Beyoncé is such an
influence, it has been shown that her fans have made a church which is called
And that's saying a lot. Consider that she's already appeared in five television series, made seven albums, and starred in a major motion picture. She's sold over 24 million albums worldwide, achieved five Top Five hits from her 1986 record, Control and a record seven Top Five Hits from the 1989 Rhythm Nation 1814 album, four went to no.#1. She followed that up with a record breaking world tour, a movie and her self-titled album Janet.
Named the most successful female music artist ever by the Guinness Book of World Records, Diana Ross has been one of the top RnB singers since the beginning of her career in 1959. Between her work with The Supremes and as a solo artist, she has released 53 studio albums and 70 singles. Ross continues to record and tour to this
Her influence is simply not a question; it is a salutation to a musical icon that has embedded her legacy into musical history. When I think of the word artist, I think of someone who is innovative, original and someone who has style and a sound all their own. One artist that comes to mind is Janet Jackson. They simply don’t make artists like Janet anymore. Unfortunately, she was the last of her kind.
She is also known to the world as the “Queen of Soul”. She went on tour with her father’s traveling revival and later released her very first recording under the album, Spirituals, when she was 14 years old. Similar to Bessie Smith, Aretha Franklin was signed by Columbia Records. There she released several classics such as, I’ll Keep on Smiling and I Still Can’t Forget. Years later (1966) she signed to Atlantic Records where she recorded I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) and Respect which both sold millions. From the start of her career in 1961 she has had forty three top single and maybe more to come. Having won over eighteen Grammy awards in her career. In 1987, Ms. Franklin was the very first female artist to be inducted the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Grammys awarded her the Legend Award in 1991. In 1994 she was awarded the Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award and also received the Kennedy Center Honors. She has been nominated for nine American Music Award winning four out of her nine nominations. Aretha has performed at both Bill Clinton and Barack Obama presidential inaugurations. She has also been awarded different honorary degrees in music. There is no one who could manipulate the same sound that Aretha Franklin had into this new day
On the night of December 13, 2013 Beyoncé, released her fifth self-titled album on iTunes. The album caught many people by surprise because Beyoncé did not set a date for the album, nor did she use any promotion; she did release a video on her Instagram asking her followers if they “were ready”. The buzz spread through social media like wildfire. With no promotion or warning, Beyoncé album took the world by storm and made it for her audience and critics to take in the album and its contents. Many people loved the album for not only its catchy songs, but also the growth and “looser” conservative Beyoncé.
She made her feature acting debut in the film "Romeo Must Die." She also had signed on to appear in two sequels to the high-tech thriller "The Matrix." "She was like one of my daughters, she was one of the sweetest girls in the world," said Quincy Jones, 68, the Grammy-winning producer, arranger and composer. "She vacationed with me and my family together in Fiji. I loved her and respected her and I am absolutely
Her first movie was “Carmen: A Hip Hopera” which aired in 2001. After the production,“Dream Girls” in 2006 she was nominated with the Golden Globe Award. Although she was with “Destiny’s Child” she wanted to start acting to become known, and to make a name for herself. When Beyonce went solo in 2003 she released an album called, “Dangerously In Love”. She earned five Grammy Awards and she also featured in the Billboard Hot 100 with the singles, “Crazy in Love” and “Baby Boy”. In 2005, Beyonce released her second album “B’Day” which contained the hits, “Deja Vu”, “Irreplaceable”, and “Beautiful Liar” So far in Beyonce’s career she has won twenty Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, eight Billboard Awards, sixteen MTV Video Music Awards, and three World Music
The soundtrack for each film arised her music career and generated hit singles for her. Not only was Whitney Houston a great singer, she was very talented in many other different
After a very successful start, Alicia Keys released her second album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, in 2003. She proved that her success as a new artist wasn't a mistake, with her album reaching number 1. Alicia Keys also took home several Grammys for her 2nd album, including Best Female R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Song, Best R&B Album and Best R&B Performance by a Group or Duo with Vocals for her duet with Usher on the song "My Boo."
Diana Ernestine Earle Ross is very influential when it comes to the music industry. To this day, people have doubts about us young people going into the field of music. They feel like making a career out of rapping, singing, or acting is one in a million. Especially, being born and raised in Detroit. Diana has given us hope. She is an idol that many of us look up to. Ross is a woman of great achievement and one day someone with just as much potential as her, will follow in her footsteps.
Beyoncé born in September 4th 1981 is known for her fierce look and electrifying sound that has been present in the entertainment industry since she was 15 years of age. Beyoncé’s ability to perform with unparalleled confidence and exuberant passion has won her twenty Grammy awards, three world music awards, six American music awards, and eight billboard awards.
She quickly hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 charts, and sold 25 million copies of her album (“Britney Spears”). Spears received four awards at the 1999 Billboard Music Awards (“Britney Spears”). Next, she released her single, “Oops!... I Did It Again” in 2000, which was a huge hit (“Britney Spears”). She reached No. 1 insanely quick, and sold 1 million copies in one week (“Britney Spears”). Spears was beginning the path to an amazing career.
In just 9 years of being in the music industry, Rihanna has achieved 12 billboard music awards, 8 Grammy awards, sold 210 million songs and 54 million albums worldwide. You think that’s all? No! She’s the fastest solo artist to hit the no.1 singles on billboard hot 100, thirteen times; that too as the youngest in the scene!
singing career as a backing vocalist for other artists. Her rapping skill caught Lil Wayne's
In conclusion, she is a very good role model. She is a good role model because she shows people it is good to give to charity and she is a hard worker. She also shows that you don’t need to have inappropriate songs or inappropriate performances to be popular. This is why she is my favorite superstar and I wanted to write a research paper on her.